Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 31 July 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 19:13. Yamaganda 09:05 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:09. Rahu Kalam 15:50 to 17:32.00061218Moonset 08:31Moonrise 21:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 31 July 2018

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 08:43, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 July

Rahu Kalam runs 15:50 to 17:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:05 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:50 to 17:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 08:43 · Chaturthi until 10:23 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:10, then Purva Bhadrapada until 11:26 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:27, then Atiganda until 14:44 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:43 · Bava until 21:37 · Balava until 10:23 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:13Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 31 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiTuesday 7 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:47 and 19:06.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 8 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.